WELCOME TO PICTURE THIS: A MOVIE PODCAST DIVING INTO NEW FILM RELEASES, THE FILM INDUSTRY AND THE THEATER-GOING EXPERIENCE.
EPISODE 17: Selling Out & The Super Bowl
Max & Dave unpack the cornucopia of cringe-worthy celebrity cameos in this year’s Super Bowl commercials. Why actors today are grabbing that paycheck, and maybe why that’s OK in 2026. Or maybe not? Plus the State of the Biz, Netflix on Trial, Max hates Marty and more
EPISODE 16: AVATAR & James Cameron
Max & Dave dive deep into AVATAR: FIRE & ASH, and discuss James Cameron, the most successful Director of all time. And why he is probably not your favorite Director.
EPISODE 15: 2025 Cinema Wins & our Hopes for 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, Max & Dave talk about their favorite Wins of the movie year, and look ahead to 2026 and the big movie milestones to come. Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Greta Gerwig and more!
EPISODE 14: The Fall Movie Review & 2025 at the Movies
Max & Dave review our Fall Movie Preview from September and see how successful were their predictions. Plus was 2025 a good year at the Movie Theater, What even IS a good movie year, and the pending fate of Warner Bros.
EPISODE 13: MOVIE STARS
Max & Dave talk about Movie Stardom: what is it, why it’s important, and why it might be irrelevant in 2025. Plus Wicked does Good, Marty Supreme flies, The Running Man falls, Max invites the Pope, Dave quotes Tom Cruise and other film-related shenanigans.
EPISODE 12: PREDATOR: BADLANDS and the Big Dumb Movie!
Max & Dave discuss the new PREDATOR film, what it takes to make a Big Dumb Movie, and why we love them. Plus a check in at the Box Office and the Fall film struggle bus.
EPISODE 11: BUGONIA
Max & Dave go on a big, bald, bizarre journey into the world of BUGONIA, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, directed by the always surprising Yorgos Lanthimos. And since its Halloween, Max dives into the dta on Horror at the box office this year, how it compares to the last few years, and where he thinks the genre is headed.
EPISODE 10: Something Rotten in the State of Tomatoes
Max & Dave host an emergency mini-pod about AFTER THE HUNT, Rotten Tomatoes.com, and why reducing a movie to a simple score can suck.
EPISODE 9: Go To the Movie Theater!
Max & Dave talk about BLACK PHONE 2, GOOD FORTUNE, SMASHING MACHINE, BONE LAKE, plus TRON: ARES tanks! Also what is tracking? and why going to the Movie Theater is just plain better!
EPISODE 8: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Max & Dave dive deep into ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, talk PTA, ask if Leonardo DiCaprio is overpaid and debate if this film is political. Plus the state of the business, Christopher Nolan, and what makes Max grumpy.
EPISODE 7: THE FALL MOVIE REVIEW!
Max & Dave rank their Top 10 most anticipated movies of the Fall and why you need to go see ’em.
EPISODE 6: WEAPONS
Max & Dave share why WEAPONS rocks so hard. Also The Movie Release Calendar and why August is such a weird time at the movies. Plus Max & Dave have one final debate on SUPERMAN.
EPISODE 5: THE NAKED GUN
Max & Dave strip down, get silly and talk about THE NAKED GUN. Can this ridiculous comedy bring laughter back into movie theaters for good?
EPISODE 4: SUMMER MOVIE MEDLEY
Max & Dave talk 2025 Summer Box office- Superman Vs. Eddington, did Mission: Impossible land the plane, Horror Films, Family Films, and the ubiquity of Pedro Pascal. Enjoy this cornucopia of Cinematic Content.
EPISODE 3: SUPERMAN
What do James Gunn’s SUPERMAN, Jesus and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS have in common? Max & Dave dive deep into the new film and DC’s new direction. Plus Christopher Nolan’s ODYSSEY, AI in film, and the July Box office.
EPISODE 2: SINNERS
Max & Dave talk SINNERS, a daring bit of Hollywood cinema, and one of the year’s most successful mainstream movies so far. They’ll unpack why it’s a unique Win for a movie made by the Hollywood machine. Also a check-in at the Summer Box Office. has this been a good year for movies so far?
EPISODE 1: THE 2025 MOVIE SLATE
Max & Dave kick off PICTURE THIS with a look back at the movie genres that have recently succeeded in theaters and which genres have bombed. They pretend to be studio chiefs and pick their own future movie slates. Then answer which movie studios have the best slates of this year.